October 2021 Monthly Newsletter

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5 Day Meal Plan


    Leslie Tonks
    Newsletter Contributor since 2017
    Email the chef! leslie@dvo.com

Meal 1: Beer-Marinated Grilled Skirt Steak


Suggested Sides

 Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

 Steamed Asparagus

 Pecan Pie Brownies



DoveTailing Tips

Cook an extra 3 pounds of steak, use 1 1/2 pounds day 3 in Steakhouse Pasta and 1 1/2 pounds day 5 in Steak Sandwiches.

Make enough extra mashed potatoes to have leftovers to use day 2 in Vegetable Shepherd's Pie.


Meal 2: Vegetable Shepherd's Pie


Suggested Sides

 Vinaigrette For Green Salad

 Garlic Butter Dinner Rolls

 Apple Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Icing



DoveTailing Tips

Use the leftover mashed potatoes from day 1 for today's shepherd's pie.


Meal 3: Steakhouse Pasta


Suggested Sides

 Parmesan Breadsticks

 Earl Grey Iced Tea

 Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp



DoveTailing Tips

Use 1 1\2 pounds of the steak you cooked on day 1 for today’s pasta dish.


Meal 4: Lasagna


Suggested Sides

 Roasted Butternut Squash Salad With Tangerine-Rosemary Vinaigrette

 Pull-Apart Garlic Bread with Asiago Cheese

 Quick Pear Tart



DoveTailing Tips


Meal 5: Steak Sandwich


Suggested Sides

 Slow-Cooker Squash Stew

 fall Fruit Salad

 Snickerdoodles



DoveTailing Tips

Use the remaining steak from day 1 in today’s sandwiches.


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